In this post, we will see two volumes of the book A History of India by  K. Antonova, G.  Bongard-Levin, and G. Kotovsky.Soviet historians compiled and published a four-volume History of India in 1959-1969 which was well received in the country concerned. This work, some of whose authors and editors have contributed to the present study as well, has been drawn on for this new History of India in two books. At the same time use has also been made of the latest research into Indian history carried out by scholars from both theSoviet Union and many other countries. It is hoped that this book will provide the reader with a deeper knowledge of India and the history and culture of its peoples, and thus promote friendly relations between India and the Soviet Union.The books were translated from the Russian by Katherine Judelson and designed by Y. Lilov. The books were first printed by Progress Publishers in 1979.ContentsBook 1Preface 7ANCIENT INDIA (G. Bongard-Levin)INDIA IN THE MAGADHA AND MAURYAN PERIODSNew Stages of Political Development 59The Mauryan Empire During the Reign of Ashoka 66The Deccan and Southern India in the Magadha and Mauryan Periods 82Economic Development and Social Structure 84The Republics of Ancient India 98The Culture of the Mauryan Era 101Religious Teachings of the Mauryan Period 105INDIA IN THE KUSHANA AND GUPTA PERIODSNorth-Western India in the First Century B.C. and the First Century A.D. 116The Western Kshatrapas and the Satavahanas 125Economic Development and Social Structure 129Religious Trends and Philosophical Schools in the Early Centuries A.D. 138The Culture of the Kushana and Gupta Periods 168The Historical and Cultural Links Between Ancient India and Other Countries 175INDIA IN THE MIDDLE AGES (K. Antonova)INDIA BE1WEEN THE SIXTH AND TWELfTH CENTURIESThe Political History of India from the Sixth to the Twelfth Century 184The Development of Feudal Relations Between the Sixth and Twelfth Centuries 189Indian Culture Between the Sixth and Twelfth Centuries 196INDIA DURING THE PERIOD OF THE DELHI SULTANATE (THIRTEENTH AND EARLY FOURTEENTH CENTURIES)The Political History of the Delhi Sultanate 202The Economic Position of the Delhi Sultanate 210Southern and Western India 215Indian Culture Between the Thirteenth and Sixteenth Centuries 225INDIA AT THE TIME OF THE MOOHUL EMPIRE (SIXTEENTH-EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES)The Formation of the Moghul Stale 230The Reign of Akbar 232The Reign of Jahangir 245The Reign of Shahjahan 250The Reign of Aurangazeb 254Indian Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 262